Chautauqua man charged in stolen vehicle case

Times-News staff

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May 13, 2018 at 3:15 PMMay 13, 2018 at 3:15 PM

State police in Erie assisted in the investigation that involved locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

MAYVILLE, N.Y. — A Chautauqua County man faces criminal charges after investigators said he was found in possession of four trucks and a camper that were purchased with bad checks and reported as stolen out of Pennsylvania and Ohio.

Matthew Mecusker, 29, of Bemus Point, was in the Chautauqua County Jail without bail Sunday following his arraignment on charges of criminal possession of stolen property and on a fugitive from justice warrant out of Ohio.

The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office reported on Sunday that the charges stem from the serving of a search warrant in the Town of Ellery on Thursday morning as part of a two-week investigation. Mecusker was found in possession of four trucks and a camper trailer that were purchased at various locations in Pennsylvania and Ohio with bad checks, deputies reported.

The investigation involved the Pennsylvania State Police Troop E Erie station, along with the Greenville Police Department in Pennsylvania and the Strongsville Police Department in Ohio.

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